Soul Shepherding Inc

Analysis

Soul Shepherding Inc is a registered charity in United States, based in Irvine, CA. It received its IRS tax-exemption ruling in September 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religion-related, which this site groups under religion. The IRS classifies it as a publicly supported organisation (donations from the general public) under section 501(c)(3), and contributions to it are listed as tax-deductible.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Soul Shepherding Inc reported income of $1.5m and spending of $1.4m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2019 to December 2023, income grew from $437k to $1.5m (+236%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2020, when income rose by 94%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 31,138 United States charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Soul Shepherding Inc sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in United States with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile, and in the 84th percentile within CA. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Discover the Book Ministries Inc ($1.5m), Mission Road Ministries ($1.5m) and The Oasis Initiative Foundation ($1.5m).

On its Form 990 for the period ending December 2023, revenue came from contributions and grants 41% and program service revenue 49% of the total. Compensation of current officers, directors and key employees was $228k (16% of expenses). Other salaries and wages came to $423k. At year end it held assets of $1.2m against liabilities of $48k, net assets of $1.1m. It reported 20 employees.